Fence.



W. L. BUTCHER.

FENCE.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.15.1911.

man@ am.. 29,1918.

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WILLIAM L. BUTCHER, OF BRINGHURST, INDIAA.

FENCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan., 29, ille.'

Application led September 15, 1917. Serial No. 191,558.

i' To all fao/0m it may concern:

Be it known.l that I, l/VILLIAM L. BU'rcI-inn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bringhurst, inthe county of Carroll and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Fences, ofwhich the following is aV specification.

This invent-ion relates to wire fences and has special reference to aprotector for such fences which will eifectually prevent animals fromjumping a fence and passing from one field to another.

One important object of the invention is to provide an improvedarrangement whereby a protector wire may be carried in a positionprojecting laterally from the top portion of a fence, the device beingarranged to be shifted from one side of the fence to the other at will.

A second important object of the invention is to provide a simple andeconomical device of this character which may be applied to any existingpost and wire or post and rail fence.

l/Vith the above and other objects in View, as will be hereinafterapparent the invention consists in general of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, like characters of reference indicate likeparts inthe several views, and

lligure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a wire fence constructedin accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse view through such a fence showing the deviceapplied to the top of a fence post, the wires being omitted.

Fig, 3 is a detail section, partly broken away, the section being takentransversely of the supporting arm and bracket for the guard wire.

In the embodiment of the invention herein illustrated there has beendisclosed a wire fence including posts lO and line wires 11. Above theupper line wire 11 there is secured to each post a channel member 12which projects equally on opposite sides of the fence and is providedwith a central bolt 13 which passes through both sides of the channeland constitutes a pivot boltA for a swinging arm le. The channel cutaway centrally as at 15 to permit swinging of the end of this arm and isfurthermore braced against tilting by suitable braces 16, The arm la isprovided at its free end with a. notch 17 so that the free end may besaid to be forked, each arm of the fork having a tie-wire opening 1S.Located in the notches 17 is a guard wire 19 which extends parallel tothe line wires and is held in the notches by means of tie wires 20.Moreover, adjacent the ends of the brackets 12 are openings 21 and inconnection with these openings there is provided a suitable opening inthe arm 1d which may be brought into registry with the opening 21 ateither end of the respective bracket, a bolt 22 being passed through theregistering openings to lock the respective arm 14: in position.

Now we will suppose that the fence is located between two fields, one ofwhich is used for pasture and the other of which has been planted with acrop. The arms la, in these circumstances, are so turned as to cause theguard wire to project into the pasture field. When animals at pastureattempt to jump the fence they will naturally approach close to thefence and will then throw their heads up before jumping thus strikingthe guard wire and preventing them from j umping. It will also beobvious that such a construction of fence may be used in surroundingmunition works since the laterally projecting position of the guard wirerenders it practically impossible to clamp such a` fence. lt is to benoted that it is usual for a field which is used one year for a crop tobe used the next year for pasturage and vice versa so that during oneseason the arms le may be projected on one side of the fence whileduring the following season by simply removing the bolts 22 the entirerow or line of arms and the guard wire may be thrown from one side ofthe fence to the other.

There has thus been provided a simple and etlicient device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose speciiied.

It is obvious that many min-or changes may be made in the form andconstruction of the invention without departing from the materialprinciples thereof. It is not therefore desired to confine the inventionto the exact form herein shown and described but it is wished to includeall such as properly come within the scope claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is z 1. Ina device of the kind described, a

ll l) bracket adapted to. be secured to a fence post, a swinging armpivoted at one end to said bracket and arranged toswing from one end ofthe bracket to the other, said arm being arranged to receive a guardWire in its extremity, and releasable means to hold the arm in adjustedposition relative to said bracket.

2. In a device of the kind described, the

combinationvwith a fence post, of a chan-V nell member secured to saidpost and eX- tending transversely of the fence on opposite sidesthereof, a swingingarm having one end pivoted Within said channel memberat the center thereof, said arm being provided with a bolt receivingopening spaced from its-pivot point and having its free end arranged toreceive and retain a guard wire, said bracket haif'ing openings throughits sides Wherewith the opening in the arm is arranged to be broughtinto registry, a bolt removably passed through certain of the openingsin the bracket and the opening in the arm, and .a guard Wire held in theouter end of said arm.

In testimony whereof l aliix my signature.

WILLIAM L. BUTCHER. Witnesses:

A. G. MANNING, ORLANDO BUTCHER.

Copies` of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C.

